The session was also attended by observers from the following national or international organizations: (a) organizations of the United Nations system: International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank; (b) intergovernmental organizations: Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT); (c) non-governmental organizations invited by the Commission: American Bar Association (ABA), American Bar Foundation (ABF), Center for International Legal Studies, Center of Legal Competence (CLC), Commercial Finance Association (CFA), Europafactoring, International Bar Association, Committee J (IBA), International Federation of Insolvency Professionals (INSOL), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Max-Planck-Institute, Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA), The Association of the Bar of the City of New York and Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE).
Asistieron también al período de sesiones observadores de las siguientes organizaciones internacionales: a) organizaciones del sistema de las Naciones Unidas: Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), el Banco Mundial; b) organizaciones intergubernamentales: Organización Consultiva Jurídica Asiático-Africana (AALCO), Mercado Común del África Meridional y Oriental (COMESA), Instituto Internacional para la Unificación del Derecho Privado (UNIDROIT); c) organizaciones no gubernamentales invitadas por la Comisión: American Bar Association (ABA), American Bar Foundation (ABF), Asociación Internacional de Abogados (ABA), Cámara de Comercio Internacional (CCI), Center for International Legal Studies, Commercial Finance Association (CFA), Center of Legal Competence (CLC), Comité J (Asociación Internacional de Abogados), Europafactoring, Federación Internacional de Profesionales en materia de Insolvencia (INSOL), Instituto Max-Planck, Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA), The Association of the Bar of the City of New York y Unión de Confederaciones de Industria y Empleadores de Europa (UNICE).